Vending apparatus



" K h i w i M 1* i E. C. BOYCE.

VENDING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1922.

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EDWARD COL-ION BOYCE, or wasnrns'ro mrrsrarcr or COLUMBIA,

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vending apparatus and refers particularly to an apparatus, coinc'ontrolled'and operated,

which is desirable in dispensing or vending food, althoughit may be usedfor any pun pose where it would operate in an efficient and practicalmanner. f

One ob'ect of my invention is the provicomposed of a small number ofparts to in sure simplicity durability and cheapness of production towithstand the hard and-i'n-' vcessant usage to whichsuch anapparatus issubjected and which will be absolutely reliable and certain inoperation.v I

Another object of my invention is the provision of an apparatus ofthecharacter described which will present an ornamental and attractiveappearance to provide ahandsome store servlce equipment and which Wllland inviting to the purchaser I be seductive of food.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a vending apparatuswhich can beeasily adjusted to deliver the food size to occupy a smallspace and providea large capacity for food delivery.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an apparatus of thecharacter stated which'will protect and preserve the food ina clean andsanitary manner, but; which, upon the deposit of the proper coin, willinstantly display the food for delivery.

Another object of my invention is the plOV1S1OIiOf a vending apparatuswhose separate units w ll pro ect out from the wall or supportingstructure to display the food upon their delivery tables in plain viewof the customer.

Another object is the production of an apparatus' which will insure agreat savingof time, as upon deposit of the proper coin or coins, itwill open instantly the the cover and permit removal of the food, thusemploying a single operation, in contrast 'to I present apparatuseswliichrequire at least three separate operations.

Specification of Letters Patent. patentgd j l AppIication filed June '7,

VENDING APPARATUS.

coin for releasing said protecting cover and 1 displaying support. a

The invention further consists of a vending apparatus embodying novelfeatures of the food upon the table; or

construction and combinationoffparts substantially-as described andparticularly-defined and distinguished by the claims, and substantiallyas illustrated in the accomipanying drawings, in which:

Figurel represents a frontelevation of.

a series of my vending units to show their .exterior appearance and themanner of arj rangement 1n the masonry -or support.

Fig. 2 represents a front elevation of one of the vending units shown onan enlarged scale.-

Fig; 3 represents a vertical sectional view through the support andvending unit, and

Fig. 4 represents a sectional view on :line 3 a of Fig. 3. q

' Fig. 5 represents a detail view of a part of the coin operatedmechanism, withthe parts in released position.

Referring by numeral to the drawings in whichsimilar numerals ofreference are emiployed-gto denote thesame parts in all the accordingtothe amount of :coin deposited I 'and which will: be ofcompact and smallviews:

The numeral 1 designates a wall or support of my suitable material anddisposed vertically, which is provided with a series :;of openings 2, 1nwhichyls mounted. the

metal frames 3, and secured to said support or wallat the base of saidopenings are the food supporting platforms 4, which are ofsubstantiallycircular form and are rigidly attached by means of thebrackets 5.

It will thus be noted that the support is provided with a series of.openings surrounded by metal frames and tha t a series-of foodsupporting platforms are secured at the base of said openings and inconnection with said openings and'platforms are arranged the vendingunits which comprise my appa- To the wall or support is; fastened thesocket plate 6, which is formed with a threaded opening -7 to receivethe threaded stem: 8, forming the support ofthe hub 9,:

which hub is freely movable around said stem upon the ball bearings 10,mounted in the track 11, of said stem, and secured to said hub by meansof the pair of clamping disks 12, is the curved glass cover or dome-13.This construction it will be observed sup ports the cover rotatably orswingingly upon the stem 8 and permits it to be swung around to entirelyuncover the food supporting table or platform 4, and to cause said coverto "instantly swing open I provide the spring 14, one end of which isconnected to the hub 9, and the other end is connected to the bracket15, to which bracket is also hin ed at 16, the hood or cover 16', whichcompletely seals and protects the food as well as permits insertion ofthe food as circumstances require.

From this construction it is evident that the glass dome or coverprotects the food and and carries at its other end the coin receiver 23,and upon delivery of the coin to the chute 17, said coin falls upon thereceiver 23, the effect of which is to tilt said receiver, allowing thecoin to fall into and be directed by the tapered delivery chute 19,against the foot 30, of vertical rod 28, movable in guide 29, the upperend of said rod being pivoted to one end of latching lever 24, causingits catch 25 to be released from keeper 26, of cover 13, the cover 13then being free, is

swung open by spring 14: exposing the food for access of the customer.The rod 28 and lever 24L are adjusted to accommodate the proper weightor character of coin by means of the adjusting spring 27 It will beunderstood that the adjustable spring 27 can be fixed to operateaccording to the weight of the coin. It will also be noted that theworking parts of my apparatus are few and of simple construction, thisassuring an inexpensive, simple and durable mechanism which willwithstand the incessant usage and which will prove posi ing apparatuswhich possesses special advantage in automatically serving food and thatan apparatus embodying my invention can be manufactured at a very lowprice, have a large serving capacity in a small amount of I space, willprove highly ornamental and attractive and in every particular willprove highly efiicient, desirable and practical.

I claim:

1. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a support provided with anopening, a shelf extending from one side of said opening, a rotatablecover for said shelf, means for securing said cover in closed position,coin operated means for releasing said cover, and means for moving saidcover to open position when released. I

2. In a vending apparatus, the combination ofa support provided with anopening, a shelf extending from one side of said opening, a rotatabletransparent cover for said shelf, means for securing said cover inclosed position, coin operated means for releasing said cover, and meansfor moving said cover to openposition when released.

3. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a support provided with anopening, a shelf extending from one side of said open ing, a rotatabledome-shaped transparent cover for said shelf, means for securing saidcover in closed position, coin operated means for releasing said cover,and means for mov-- 1 ing said cover to open position when released.

4. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a support provided with anopen ing, a shelf of substantially circular shape extending fromopposite sides of said opening, a rotatable cover for one half of saidshelf, coin controlled means for releasing said cover, and a manuallymovable cover for the other half of said shelf.

5. In a vending appartus, the combina tion of a support provided with anopening, a shelf extending from one side of said opening, a rotatablecover for said shelf, means for securing said cover in closed position,coinoperated means for releasing said cover, a spring for moving saidcover to open position when released, a shelf projecting from the otherside of said opening, and a protecting cover for said latter shelf. 7

6. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a support provided with anopening, a shelf extending from one side of said opening, a rotatablecover for said shelf, means for securing said cover in closed position,coin operated means for releasing said cover, a spring for moving saidcover to open position when released, said coin operated meansconsisting of a coin chute disposed in proper relation to said openingand cover, a keeper 011 said cover, adjustable latching means engagingsaid keeper, a coin operated lever disposed in proper relation to saidchute, a rod connected to said'latching means and operated by contact ofthe coin to release the latching means from the keeper.

7. In a vending apparatus the combina tion of a supporting structurehaving an opening therein, a food platform extending fromone side ofsaid opening, a platform or shelf extending from the other side :ofsaidopening, a protecting cover for the latter platform or shelf, a rotatingtransparent cover for the first named platform or shelf, and coinoperatedmeans for opening said rotating cover upon the deposit of aproper coin, said coin operated means embodying a coin chute disposed inproper relation to said opening and cover, a keeper on saidrotatablecover, adjustable latching means en- 10 gaging said keeper, a coinoperated lever arranged in proper relation to said chute, a rodconnectedto said latching means and operated by contact of the coin torelease the latching means from the keeper, and a spring for rotatingthe cover to open position upon release of said latching means from thekeeper.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

EDWARD COLTON BOYCE.

